Samsung has made a lot of consumers happy over the years with their Smartwatch product line. In their previous version of the watch, they used the Android operating system that was developed by Google....
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Samsung has made a lot of consumers happy over the years with their Smartwatch product line. In their previous version of the watch, they used the Android operating system that was developed by Google. Now in their new Smartwatch model they are using the Tizen operating system, which is similar to the Linux-based operating system. Many consumers have wondered why Samsung would ditch such a popular...
People love to use their Smartphones no matter where they go, even in the swimming pool. Others have dared take their phones on boats and fishing trips, and even in such water-prone environments as restaurants and restrooms! Unfortunately, there are only a limited number of waterproof Smartphones on the market to serve our active lifestyles. Sony has their Xperia Z1S and ZR, but they are one of the...
Talk about resurrecting a brand — the Polaroid Socialmatic is going to be the next generation of Polaroid cameras. Most of us that were born in the last century remember the classic Polaroid cameras where the picture instantly came out of the camera and became clear within a minute. The Polaroid Socialmatic Camera is going to be very similar to this, but with much better technology. The camera...
We have all seen movies, like Robocop or Terminator, that involve cyborgs with bionic hands. For awhile the very idea has only been a thought of fiction, but now scientists are making bionic hands a reality. It is important to understand that bionic hands are different than robotic hands. A robotic hand is one that is 100% metal and does not contain any human organs or biology. Bionic hands are when...
There are all kinds of fitness trackers on the market that help determine the distance you run or walk. There is a new innovative fitness tracker on the market called “Carbon Steel Fitness Tracker” by Basis. It’s a wrist device that tracks, among other things, how many calories you have burned over a particular distance. The Carbon Steel Fitness Tracker will automatically be able...
As a follow on to the biometrics article we published February 11, 2014, we’ve don’t some additional research about the future of body-responsive gadgets. The idea of a mind controlled helicopter may seem like science fiction to most people, but scientists and researchers at the University of Minnesota have actually done it. They have developed a model toy helicopter that can be controlled...
The Gatekeeper Chain is the newest technological innovation that will certainly come in handy for anyone that frequently has to lock down their computer. What the Gatekeeper Chain does is it will lock your personal computer automatically when you step away from it and then it will unlock it when you come back. It works using a proximity sensor that is built-in to the chain and it can tell the distance...
If you are physically active and like to log your workouts, then you will definitely be interested in the Tom Tom Multi-Sport GPS Watch. This is a device that you wear around your wrist like a watch, but it does a lot more than just tell time. It has a GPS device built into the watch that will let you measure distance, time, calories burned and more. This device will come in handy for anyone who is...
